RESEARCH IN GERMAN STUDIES: TIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATES Brooke Kreitinger, Ph.D. Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures (German) The University of.

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RESEARCH IN GERMAN STUDIES: TIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATES Brooke Kreitinger, Ph.D. Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures (German) The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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SO YOU WANT TO CREATE SOME KNOWLEDGE....  take it seriously  figure out where your interests lie  make it relevant to your life  planning to go to graduate school? Know what research entails beforehand!

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HOW DO I GET STARTED? come up with an idea talk to your professors – what do they work on? Can you work with them? ask how you might be able to work further on a topic or how you might be able to investigate a work of literature/film in more depth visit with a research librarian  figure out which databases and journals are central to German Studies read scholarly articles – become familiar with academic discourse attend academic presentations and conferences collaborate!  e.g. social bookmarking, shared bibliographies

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MARKETING YOUR RESEARCH AND SKILLS Revise your work = writing sample for applications to grad. school Articulate what your unique contribution is. What is original about your idea? Translate the variety of tasks you do in researching into the language of a resume, i.e. “soft skills”  critical thinking skills  I can engage with a topic from multiple perspectives and test my own thinking and argumentation against the ideas and arguments of others.  I can synthesize and analyze diverse ideas in a coherent argument = I can connect dots well in writing to uncover information about the bigger picture.  writing and organizational competencies  resourcefulness

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IMPORTANT DATABASES AND JOURNALS FOR GERMAN STUDIES MLA International Bibliography, Academic Search Complete German Quarterly New German Critique Women in German Yearbook Monatshefte German Life and Letters German Studies Review Unterrichtspraxis